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@CuriousMagpie @bookstodon You are absolutely right. There is never a shortage of good books to read! Plus, I have like 200 "favorite" authors; it's just that some are like "favorite favorite." 😁

@CuriousMagpie @bookstodon You have a great attitude!

I sometimes get apoplectic when I realize that we might not ever get another book from a favorite author. I have been dying, for years, for a new Erin Morgenstern novel (author of The Night Circus, and The Starless Sea). She kept saying that she was working on something, but it's been seven years. My hope isn't gone, but it's fading. I hope this will be a Scott Hawkins situation where we find out there's a new book, after ten years of no novels (though he did write some computer programming books during that time).

@Archergal @bookstodon I am often surprised by how many books now are part of at least a duology, up to a long series.

@Archergal @bookstodon oh that must have been a disappointment.

@Guillotine_Jones @bookstodon It took me a minute to come up with an analogy, so thank you. 😃

@ReadingTheDots @bookstodon quite a few holds on it. A popular book.

@ReadingTheDots @bookstodon Thank you! There is another similar book that is not as highly rated. I've updated my TBR to the correct one.

@skribe @bookstodon "The book had a red cover. I don't like red covers. 1 star." I've even seen low ratings because the book was damaged in delivery. Wut? It just slays me. Don't ding a book for being exactly what it claimed to be in length, format, genre, etc.

A lot of reviews lately are dinging books, because the story had a character who cheated on their spouse. Do they think that's unrealistic?

@viq @bookstodon exactly. This person said "just make the book longer." No. That's not how series work. And this author is known for series format.

@ReadingTheDots @bookstodon I am super interested in this event. Thank you so much for recommending it.

@tryberg @bookstodon I hope you enjoy it. It's very slim. Under 100 pages.

@jessamyn @bookstodon I really hope libraries know how good this is. Mine had it prominently displayed.

I also hope you get a lot out of it. 😃

@nixanadoo @bookstodon me, too!

@nixanadoo @bookstodon I did. That wasn't a favorite of mine, but I really loved The Ten Thousand Doors of January. Thought that was pretty brilliant.

@CliftonR @bookstodon oh cool. Thank you. I kinda like the idea of a series that you can read as standalones.

@Guillotine_Jones @bookstodon ha haha!

@CliftonR @bookstodon HELLO! yes.

@CliftonR @bookstodon Should I start with The Bone Key, in the Kyle Murchison Booth series?

Got Wounds on my TBR already.

I've sort of convinced myself I may not be a Paul Tremblay girl, but I'm willing to keep an open mind. 😃

@CliftonR @MargaretSefton @templetongate @bookstodon Yaaaaassss. Fever Dream is a 5 star.

@Owen_G_Richards @bookstodon @QuokkaMocha Alrighty. Got it added. I really like books that have not gotten enough attention. Gonna bump it up to the priority list.

@MargaretSefton @CliftonR @templetongate @bookstodon excellent suggestion. I have Silvinia Ocampo's poetry collection on my TBR.

@Archergal @bookstodon Yay! This makes me happy. 😃

@MargaretSefton @templetongate @bookstodon I need to read those!

@MargaretSefton @templetongate @bookstodon You are speaking my language. I love me some Samanta Schweblin, but her style is very unusual, so people are either hot or cold about her work. Mouthful of Birds was amazing!

@g1m01982 @bookstodon oh okay. Thank you.